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US 10,884,496 B2Granted
One-size-fits-all data glove
AssigneeBeBop Sensors, Inc.
InventorsKeith A. McMillen, Kyle Lobedan, William Walls, Brent Allen
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Abstract
Assemblies and techniques are described herein for use with a data glove. The data glove includes sensors configured to translate movement and forces associated with a human hand to the digital domain.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a sensor assembly including a plurality of digit sensor assemblies, each digit sensor assembly including one or more sensors on an elongated substrate, the one or more sensors of each digit sensor assembly being configured to generate one or more signals representing bending of the corresponding substrate;
- a textile assembly including a plurality of digit textile assemblies, each digit textile assembly being configured to align with a corresponding finger of a hand and including a fingertip portion for securing the digit textile assembly to a fingertip of the corresponding finger, each digit textile assembly also including a sleeve in which a corresponding one of the digit sensor assemblies is contained, the sleeve being connected at a first end of the sleeve to the fingertip portion of the digit textile assembly and being configured to align the corresponding digit sensor assembly with a back side of the corresponding finger, wherein the textile assembly is configured such that a middle portion of each finger is exposed, and wherein each digit sensor assembly is secured in the corresponding sleeve such that the digit sensor assembly slides relative to the sleeve when the digit sensor assembly bends;
- a base assembly connected to each of the sleeves of the digit textile assemblies at a second end of the sleeve opposing the first end, the base assembly being configured to secure the apparatus to the hand;
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- sensor circuitry configured to receive the signals from the digit sensor assemblies and to generate digital representations of the signals.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a sensor assembly including a plurality of digit sensor assemblies, each digit sensor assembly including one or more sensors on an elongated substrate, the one or more sensors of each digit sensor assembly being configured to generate one or more signals representing bending of the corresponding substrate;
- a textile assembly including a plurality of digit textile assemblies, each digit textile assembly being configured to align with a corresponding finger of a hand and including a fingertip portion for securing the digit textile assembly to a fingertip of the corresponding finger, each digit textile assembly also including a sleeve in which a corresponding one of the digit sensor assemblies is contained, the sleeve being connected at a first end of the sleeve to the fingertip portion of the digit textile assembly and being configured to align the corresponding digit sensor assembly with a back side of the corresponding finger, wherein the textile assembly is configured such that a middle portion of each finger is exposed, and wherein each sleeve includes a first chamber in which the corresponding digit sensor assembly is contained, and a second chamber in which one or more conductors connected to the haptic device of the corresponding fingertip portion are contained;
- a base assembly connected to each of the sleeves of the digit textile assemblies at a second end of the sleeve opposing the first end, the base assembly being configured to secure the apparatus to the hand;
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- sensor circuitry configured to receive the signals from the digit sensor assemblies and to generate digital representations of the signals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.